Trump supporting protesters clashed with cops and the media outside Manhattan court Tuesday ahead of former President Donald Trump’s arraignment.
The park was split in half by police, with Trump supporters on the south side and counter-protesters on the north.
The scene was flooded with dozens of police officers — and armed NYPD snipers were spotted on the roofs of several buildings as police helicopters circled overhead upon Trump’s arrival.
Trump’s lawyers said over the weekend that they expected to file a motion to dismiss all charges stemming from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s investigation. And Trump said Tuesday that his case should be moved to nearby Staten Island, New York, which has a larger demographic of Republican voters compared to Manhattan.
“VERY UNFAIR VENUE, WITH SOME AREAS THAT VOTED 1% REPUBLICAN. THIS CASE SHOULD BE MOVED TO NEARBY STATEN ISLAND – WOULD BE A VERY FAIR AND SECURE LOCATION FOR THE TRIAL,” Trump wrote on Truth Social moments before his arrival.
“ADDITIONALLY, THE HIGHLY PARTISAN JUDGE & HIS FAMILY ARE WELL KNOWN TRUMP HATERS. HE WAS AN UNFAIR DISASTER ON A PREVIOUS TRUMP RELATED CASE, WOULDN’T RECUSE, GAVE HORRIBLE JURY INSTRUCTIONS, & IMPOSSIBLE TO DEAL WITH DURING THE WITCH HUNT TRIAL,” he continued. “HIS DAUGHTER WORKED FOR “KAMALA” & NOW THE BIDEN-HARRIS CAMPAIGN. KANGAROO COURT!!!” he added.
Backers of the nation’s 45th president held signs reading “Trump or Death,” while adversaries countered with signs saying “Lock him up” and “IndicAted” — a reference to how Trump misspelled indicted in a post on his social media platform Truth Social.
By the time Trump arrived at the courthouse, hundreds of his supporters, some wearing MAGA hats, and Trump protesters, blowing whistles and banging tamborines, had filled the barricaded park.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the firebrand Georgia Republican and staunch Trump supporter, was among those at the park for a pro-Trump rally.
Speaking through a megaphone, Greene told Trump supporters, “I am here to protest and use my voice and take a stand.”
“Every American should take a stand.,” Greene said. “This is what happens to communists’ countries, not the United States of America. We have to take a stand against the injustice, the corruption and the communist Democrats.”
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